Bonhams
The Art of Time
New York
2018-12-06 - 2018-12-07
Total estimated price
€1,908,350
Average estimated price
€16,451
Lots sold
84/116
Total sale price
€1,177,300
Average sale price
€14,015
Performance
-38.31%
There are 116 lots in this auction
Order by:
Patek Philippe. An 18K gold quartz bracelet watch Ellipse, Circa 1970
$4,000 - $6,000
#2
20%
Patek Philippe. A lady's stainless steel and diamond set quartz wristwatch Aquanaut, Ref: 4961, Circa 2000
$8,000 - $12,000
$8,000
Cartier. A lady's 18K gold manual wind rectangular wristwatch Tank, Circa 1970
$2,000 - $3,000
#4
35.29%
Cartier. An early 18K gold manual wind rectangular wristwatch Tank, Circa 1920
$7,000 - $10,000
$5,500
#5
28.57%
Patek Philippe. A mid-size 18K gold manual wind wristwatch Calatrava, Ref: 2506/1, 1955
$3,000 - $4,000
$2,500
#6
16.67%
Blancpain. An 18K gold automatic triple calendar wristwatch with moon phase Circa 1990
$2,500 - $3,500
$2,500
#7
20%
IWC. A stainless steel automatic calendar wristwatch with 7 day power reserve Portuguese, Ref: IW500101, Circa 2007
$3,000 - $5,000
$3,200
#8
6.67%
Patek Philippe. An 18K gold automatic calendar bracelet watch Sculpture, Ref: 5091/1J-001, Sold August 2000
$12,000 - $18,000
$14,000
Longines. An 18K gold manual wind chronograph wristwatch Ref: 5967 85, Circa 1949
$2,000 - $3,000
$2,500
#10
380%
Longines. An 18K gold manual wind flyback chronograph wristwatch with 13ZN movement Circa 1941
$2,000 - $3,000
$12,000
Heuer. A fine stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph square wristwatch Monaco, Ref: 1133, Circa 1970
$8,000 - $12,000
Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold manual wind chronograph wristwatch with two tone pink dial Ref: 130, 1949
$30,000 - $50,000
#13
25.93%
Patek Philippe & Co, Geneva for Tiffany New York. A diamond set gold and enamel keyless full hunter pocket watch with a chatelaine and guard chain1857
$12,000 - $15,000
$10,000
#14
2.86%
Patek Philippe. A rare and very fine enameled 18K gold and platinum pendant watch set with emeralds and diamonds and a chain Manufactured 1909
$15,000 - $20,000
$17,000
#15
50%
Invicta. A gold and polychrome enamel decorated keyless wind full hunter pocket watch Circa 1890
$1,800 - $2,200
$3,000
Cartier. A slim platinum keyless wind open face pocket watch with knife edge caseCirca 1920
$5,000 - $7,000
Cartier. A gold keyless wind demi-hunter pocket watch with enamel decoration Circa 1920
$10,000 - $12,000
Cartier. A platinum keyless wind open face pocket watch Circa 1930
$4,000 - $6,000
Cartier. A platinum keyless wind open face pocket watch Circa 1930
$4,000 - $6,000
#20
26.67%
Cartier. A fine platinum keyless wind jump hour pocket watch Circa 1920
$12,000 - $18,000
$11,000
Cartier. A fine platinum and rock crystal keyless wind open face pocket watch Circa 1935
$12,000 - $18,000
#22
9.09%
Cartier. A fine and very rare minute repeating platinum and sapphire set keyless wind open face pocket watch activated via the bezel Circa 1930
$25,000 - $30,000
$30,000
Cartier, Paris. A fine 18K gold keyless wind pocket watch with dial concealed behind shutters Circa 1915
$10,000 - $12,000
Vacheron & Constantin for Cartier. A fine gold and enamel decorated manual wind purse watch with concealed dial Circa 1932
$10,000 - $15,000
Cartier. A fine Art Deco gray metal manual wind purse watch with concealed dial Circa 1930
$7,000 - $9,000
Cartier. A 14K gold keyless wind open face pocket watch Circa 1930
$5,000 - $7,000
#27
25%
Gübelin. A 14K gold keyless wind open face minute repeating pocket watch Circa 1930
$3,000 - $5,000
$3,000
#28
7.69%
Cartier. An early 20th century agate desk timepiece with sapphire and enamel decoration Circa 1920
$6,000 - $7,000
$6,000
Swiss. An 18K gold engraved hunter cased double dial calendar watch with moon phase for the Spanish marketLast quarter 19th century
$2,000 - $3,000
$2,500
Jump, 93 Mount Street, London. A fine 18K gold keyless wind open face pocket watch with eccentric dial Circa 1889
$10,000 - $15,000
#31
23.08%
Breguet. An historically important gold Montre à tact, presented by the Duke of Wellington to Commissary General William BoothBought by the Duke of Wellington July 8, 1815
$30,000 - $35,000
$40,000
#32
40%
George Graham, London. An early silver key wind pair case pocket watch with cylinder escapement Circa 1747, later case with London Hallmark for 1779
$4,000 - $6,000
$3,000
Jacob Debaufre, London. A gold and bloodstone key wind open face pocket watch later enhanced with diamonds, rubies and moss agate Circa 1720 and later
$5,000 - $6,000
#34
28.57%
A very rare gilt metal octagonal stackfreed watch with view of Munich on the dialMaker's mark VM, presumably for Ulrich Marquart mid 16th century
$6,000 - $8,000
$9,000
#35
26.67%
A rare silver and gilt metal octagonal verge watch signed C. François Circa 1630
$12,000 - $18,000
$11,000
#36
20%
An Edwardian repousse silver repeating carriage clock The case by William Comyns, London, 1901
$2,000 - $3,000
$2,000
A gilt quarter repeating grande sonnerie carriage clock Retailed by Vve. J. Magnin Guédin, 29 Union Square, NY, last quarter 19th century
$2,000 - $3,000
#38
20%
An engraved gilt bell-striking center seconds carriage clock with chronometer escapement Barwise, Paris, No. 224 LM, Mid-19th century
$2,000 - $3,000
$2,000
#39
15%
A two-day marine chronometer with auxiliary compensationH. Hughes & Son, Ltd., London first quarter 20th century
$1,800 - $2,200
$1,700
#40
41.67%
Jaeger Le Coultre. A fine and unusual inlaid wood limited edition Atmos clock Atmos Regulateur, No. 14 / 50, circa 2000
$4,000 - $8,000
$8,500
#41
36%
A rare gilt bronze mystery clock Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, Paris, mid-19th Century, the movement stamped Vincenti & Comp'ie
$10,000 - $15,000
$8,000
#42
20%
A fine and rare George III Neoclassical ormolu urn clock In the style of Matthew Boulton, signed Paul Rimbault, London, last quarter 18th century
$8,000 - $12,000
$8,000
#43
60%
A Dutch Walnut Longcase Clock, Signed Pieter Klock, Amsterdam, first quarter 18th Century with later marquetry
$2,000 - $3,000
$1,000
#44
6.25%
A fine Anglo Dutch burr walnut six tune musical long case clock signed William Audouin, London mid-18th century
$7,000 - $9,000
$7,500
A Victorian quarter chiming ebonized table clock Late 19th century
$1,000 - $1,200
$1,100
#46
30%
A rare gilt mounted ebonized twelve tune musical clock with sliding bell carriage Eardley Norton, London, Late 18th century
$15,000 - $25,000
$14,000
#47
18.75%
A walnut and marquetry long case clock with calendar, alarm and moon phase Signed on the dial A. V. Oostrom, Amsteldam
$7,000 - $9,000
$6,500
#48
30%
A month going long case clock in an associated walnut case Thomas Tompion and Edward Banger, London, no. 373, circa 1700
$30,000 - $50,000
$28,000
A fine and rare lantern clock with barrel winding George Harris, Fritwell, late 17th century
$10,000 - $12,000
#50
11.11%
A rare brass lantern clock now with anchor escapement and long pendulum Peter Closon nere Holborne Bridge fecit, mid-17th century
$8,000 - $10,000
$8,000
#51
30%
A rare gilt bronze mystery clock Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, Paris, mid-19th Century, signed by the retailer J. I. Cox, New York
$8,000 - $12,000
$13,000
#52
21.43%
A fine late Louis XVI skeletonized ormolu and white marble swinging lyre clock with date Signed Vaucher à Paris, circa 1785
$6,000 - $8,000
$8,500
#53
6.67%
A gilt and patinated bronze allegorical mantel clock French, first quarter 19th century, the design attributed to Jean-Simon Deverberie (1764-1824)
$12,000 - $18,000
$14,000
#54
24%
A gilt hour striking horizontal table clock with alarm Johann Buz, Augsburg, mid-17th century
$4,000 - $6,000
$3,800
#55
24%
A gilt brass horizontal table clock with iron movement German, third quarter 16th century with 18th century alterations
$4,000 - $6,000
$3,800
An adapted gilt square table clock with alarm
$2,000 - $3,000
A rare gilt quarter striking table clock Signed with monogram MW and town mark a leaf, mid 16th century
$35,000 - $55,000
#58
26.67%
A gilt brass striking figural automaton clock South German, second quarter 17th century
$12,000 - $18,000
$11,000
A fine gilt stackfreed crucifix clock German, second quarter 17th century
$15,000 - $25,000
#60
26.67%
A rare gilt automaton of a reclining hound on ebonized lapis lazuli mounted base Augsburg, second quarter 17th century and later
$25,000 - $35,000
$22,000
An important automaton clock in the form of a rampant lion Augsburg, first quarter 17th century, maker's mark MD in cartouche
$60,000 - $80,000
#62
20%
A gilt brass quarter striking automata table clock with alarm probably Augsburg, circa 1630
$50,000 - $70,000
$48,000
A very rare and early gilt brass small hexagonal table clock, French, mid-16th century
$35,000 - $55,000
A rare gilt-brass striking small table clock French, last quarter 16th century
$20,000 - $30,000
#65
17.65%
A finely engraved gilt brass miniature hour striking table clock with alarm and phases of the moon Signed with monogram HB conjoined, probably German, last quarter 16th century
$7,000 - $10,000
$7,000
#66
25%
An engraved gilt brass and agate striking small table clock depicting Christ bound to a column German, mid 17th century
$8,000 - $12,000
$7,500
#67
66.67%
A small gilt brass hour striking table clock with iron movement German, late 16th century
$5,000 - $7,000
$10,000
#68
37.14%
A highly important South German quarter striking astronomical table clock with alarm from the group known as "The Orpheus Clocks", circa 1570
$250,000 - $450,000
$220,000
#69
37.5%
An important early gilt brass hour striking table clock with 24-hour dial, day / night indication, and alarm, the side panels with finely engraved images of the saints Christopher, Paul and Simon the Zealot, after Albrecht Durer Hans Steinmeissel, Prague, dated 1551
$30,000 - $50,000
$25,000
A fine gilt brass and ebony Madonna and Child figural clock Nikolaus Rugendas, Augsburg, second quarter 17th century and later modified with straight hairspring, the base stamped EBEN and with Augsburg pine cone
$20,000 - $30,000
#71
25%
A gilt brass quarter striking Lion Automaton Clock Signed JOH for Johann Ott Halleicher, Augsburg, mid 17th century
$30,000 - $50,000
$30,000
#72
18.75%
An engraved gilt brass circular table timepiece with alarm Signed René Pierre Bouchet, Luxembourg, part 17th century and later
$7,000 - $9,000
$9,500
#73
13.33%
A rare French gilt-brass striking and repeating center seconds carriage clock with singing bird automaton Signed by Japy Frères with 1855 Paris Exposition Universelle stamp, No. 987, third quarter 19th century
$12,000 - $18,000
$17,000
A fine amboyna quarter striking and repeating small table clock with alarm Breguet, Paris, No. 4475 / 468, sold 1922
$12,000 - $18,000
#75
33.33%
A rare silver mounted shagreen humpback traveling clock with perpetual calendar and moon phase Jump, London, circa 1900
$50,000 - $70,000
$40,000
#76
4%
A hardwood timepiece wall clock [shaku dokei] Mid 19th century
$1,000 - $1,500
$1,200
A hardwood striking wall clock [shaku dokei] Mid to late 19th century
$1,200 - $1,800
#78
40%
A foliate engraved striking inro-tokei second quarter of the 19th century
$2,500 - $3,500
$4,200
#79
46.67%
An engraved brass makura-dokei with double date indication mid-19th century
$2,000 - $4,000
$1,600
A front winding makura-dokei with pendulum Mid-19th century
$4,000 - $6,000
#81
46.67%
An engraved brass makura-dokei with date Mid-19th century
$2,000 - $4,000
$1,600
#82
46.67%
An engraved brass makura-dokei Mid 19th century
$2,000 - $4,000
$1,600
#83
46.67%
A single foliot yagura-dokei Mid-19th century
$2,000 - $4,000
$1,600
#84
28%
A single foliot dai-tokei 19th century
$2,000 - $3,000
$1,800
A Japanese double foliot dai-tokei with alarm 18th century, the stand later
$3,000 - $5,000
#86
42.86%
An inlaid iron single foliot hashira dokei, Late 18th century
$6,000 - $8,000
$4,000
A large engraved yakura-dokei with double foliot 18th century
$5,000 - $7,000
#88
36%
A small brass horizontal table clock D. Gelsche in Wien, late 18th century
$1,000 - $1,500
$800
#89
30%
A French inlaid walnut calendar clock with thermometers Mid-19th century
$800 - $1,200
$1,300
#90
20%
A fine biscuit porcelain and ormolu Louis XVI-style Three Graces clock After a model by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, last quarter 19th century
$4,000 - $6,000
$6,000
#91
50%
A fine and rare month duration pillar timepiece with visible coup perdu escapement Ferdinand Berthoud à Paris, circa 1800
$15,000 - $25,000
$30,000
#92
300%
A small weight driven alarm timepiece with fitted oak traveling case William Allam, London, mid-18th century
$1,000 - $1,500
$5,000
A fine and rare month-duration mahogany floor standing regulator John Ellicott, London, mid-18th century
$15,000 - $25,000
$20,000
#94
20%
A quarter striking table clock with automaton Stephen Rimbault, London, mid-18th century
$4,000 - $6,000
$4,000
#95
36%
A rare walnut tall case clock of month duration Daniel Quare, London, circa 1710
$20,000 - $30,000
$16,000
A fine gilt mounted ebonized Haagse klok with alarm Signed Johannes Van Ceulen Hagae fecit, circa 1700
$18,000 - $22,000
$20,000
#97
37.5%
A quarter repeating ebony table clock Joseph Knibb, London, late 17th century
$30,000 - $50,000
$25,000
#98
36%
An inlaid mahogany shelf clock Aaron Willard, Boston, circa 1815
$6,000 - $9,000
$4,800
An eglomisé paneled mahogany dish dial shelf clock Aaron Willard, Boston, circa 1825
$5,000 - $8,000
#100
56.92%
A Federal inlaid cherry musical tall case clock playing seven tunes Attributed to Benjamin Willard, Grafton, last quarter 18th century
$25,000 - $40,000
$14,000
#101
37.14%
A fine and rare carved walnut wall regulator "Watchmakers' Regulator No. 36" E. Howard & Co., Boston, last quarter 19th century
$30,000 - $40,000
$22,000
#102
29.41%
A fine curly maple longcase clock The case Philadelphia, third quarter 18th century, the contemporary movement by Thomas Wagstaffe, London
$7,000 - $10,000
$6,000
A rare brass mounted mahogany striking table clock with alarm for the American market Signed Stephen Van Wyck. New York, late 18th century
$6,000 - $8,000
$7,000
#104
30%
A fine satinwood striking small table clock Signed James Gorham, Kensington, London, second quarter 19th century
$4,000 - $6,000
$3,500
#105
20%
A Quarter Repeating Ebonized table Clock Signed on engraved plate in the arch, C. Gould, London, first quarter 18th century
$3,000 - $4,000
$4,200
#106
25%
A good mahogany floor standing regulator Signed Triggs & Sons, Guildford, mid-19th century
$5,000 - $7,000
$7,500
#107
37.5%
A very fine inlaid mahogany quarter chiming longcase clock signed 'Edwards & Roberts, Wardour St., London', last quarter 19th century
$3,000 - $5,000
$5,500
#108
50%
A fine mahogany floor standing regulator of small size Robert Molyneux, London, second quarter 19th century
$25,000 - $35,000
$15,000
#109
20%
An ebonized small table clock with pull quarter repeat Daniel Delander, London, circa 1720.
$12,000 - $18,000
$18,000
#110
33.33%
An ebony veneered quarter repeating miniature table clock Jonathan Puller, London, late 17th century
$12,000 - $18,000
$20,000
#111
52.94%
A floral marquetry inlaid olive wood parquetry longcase clock with 1 ¼ seconds pendulum Thomas Harris Londini Fecit, late 17th century
$7,000 - $10,000
$13,000
#112
25.71%
An inlaid olive wood parquetry longcase clock Joseph Windmills Londini, Circa 1685
$15,000 - $20,000
$13,000
#113
14.29%
A walnut and floral marquetry paneled longcase clock Signed Rob. Gregorey Londini fecit, late 17th century
$6,000 - $8,000
$6,000
A good inlaid mahogany floor standing domestic regulator Signed John Walker, London, circa 1825
$4,000 - $6,000
A good mahogany floor standing regulator R. Molyneux, London, first quarter 19th century
$10,000 - $15,000
#116
12.5%
A fine ormolu mounted amboyna orrery clock Raingo à Paris, First quarter 19th century
$70,000 - $90,000
$90,000